- , System. said yesterday that the Smith‘ South We "all: and the" rest of the World, is to read The South Nor- walk Evening Sentinel i ESTABLISHED 1870 Entered at the South Norwolk Post-Office as Second Clues Matter is to Sew Seed to Potatoes hill “nu A Si Al [ins A Bill PANl Valuable Holdings oi Jeremiah Smith &Sona, oi New Ha- ven, Are Acquired immmm mmmmm Between 6,000 and 7.000 Acres oi Ground Transferred - Still anoth’er very important acquisi- tion has just been made by the Seal- ~ ehipt Oyster System, Incorporated. of South Norwalir. in the purchase of the vast interesta‘yot Jeremiah. Smith & Sons. incorporated. or New Haven, who foo-many years have been well up . among the biggest growors in the bus- inesa. The present deal. which was consummated Saturday, April 1. in- volves just under $1,000,000, which ii- . Iuetraiea its magnitude. That the Sealshlpt System intends to extend its operations even more is} further shown by the fact that negoi tiationa are now in progress for anoth- .V or big independent dealer though the . name cannot be revealed at just this time. The negotiations for the Smith property was conducted through Charles H. Nichols. a well- known New «Renown-er. write represented tb Smith interests. file but ‘lhbii a a'aid oi ih8 Shit!" Wilmer"! holdings: to the Scalabip‘t . System had transpired; was confirmed yideterda‘y—to The Erbium by Predi dent Lewis C. ill-colts, or the Sealshipt system. blr. Brooks is very much pleased with ‘hircompany'a-lateet par- chese tor a‘nnlnber oi reasons. The Smith people have been known as conservhtm growers. and always have on hand a plentiful supply of big oysters. At the present time, for ln-' stance, they have from 1.000.000 to l,-' boom-bushels oi oysters that are oom- three to six years old] This is eminently fortunate on account of the? condition 0! the oyster growing bust l, noes. which is in need or well- -rnaturedl oysters; The sale to the Sealehipt System of the Smith interests carries with it 8.000 to 7 .000 acres of oyster grounds. some 8.000 acres of which‘ are all Bridgeport and New Haven and adjoin- ing lealshipt holdings. Other grounds are located at Greenport Narragansett’ Bay and in Massachusetts The sale' also includes six oyster steamers. real estate" docks and opening houses at! New Haven. in connection with the latter n line refrigerating plant was Just recently built at an expenditure of “.000. i President Brooke. oi the Scalabipt‘ l l i i aoguitlticn will be conducted as a di- slsice oi the Sealehlbt dye“. The , mt or it has been about £00,000 , * mucosa-ll stool: per season. ’ [this reldl that Andrew liadel. prev- loud it the ”perenn- by the abehhipt w tton ones the Italtll Wantu‘but silo it to “bird. Ito. lirooir was hilt ”timed to miles a emits statement” plateau oi Measure sun steeds A Daniels, chairman; F. Vining boll munm muum Adjourned Meeting oi the Club A Last Night, Accepted Trea- surer Sherer’s Report An important adjourned annual meeting of the Knob Club was held last night at the Mshackomo Hotel. at which time the nnnuui report of Treas- urer Henry C. Sharer was received and. accepted. Through a misunder- standing this report was not presented to the previous meeting. At the time, Dr. Sharer was in Bermuda. for the beneiit of his health. ‘ An important feature of last night's nession was a discussion of. the trans~ portatlon problem. This has not been definitely settled. though a committee is at work on it. One proposition re- ceivinsssrlous censideration is that of getting the Connecticut Company to run a trolley car from the oil .worlrs down to Wilson Point. From the latter place to tile Knob is but. two minutes walk. it is thought quite possible that some arrangement call be made, now that the Connecticut Company has been electrically equipping the Wilson Point division. Trunsportatlon. isat season, coat the Knob. it is stated about 81,300 Joe- eph A. Gray was added last night to the transportation committee Other plane for the mason were die- cueeed and the members are looking forward to a very ucceasful summer. The following committee appoint- menta tor the year have been made: Committee of House and Grounds— Ross Burchard. chairman; W. '1‘. Dan- leis. James Patti. . , Entertainment Committee—ow. 'l‘ Horace. Gray ‘ H Committee well. chairm: A R. Memo liorace Gray. . Committed on Transportation—— Louie Verlin, chairman; A, R Malian. James Paul ‘ honour lies a serious explosion M srnlnorlcnn. Mess. April lfinsy- light inspection of the new municipal building. the scene of an early morning. dynamite explosion. aliayed the fear of serious iniury to the new structure and its costly towel. explosion tore a small hole in the abutment of the tower which in the opinion oi the police can be readily repaired without the removal oi the up- per stories already completed. The V tower is a massive structure and aside from the small iiaaure in the abut- ment shows no sign oi the force of the explosion. Labor troubles are hinted at. no prob- able reason for the explosion. although the authorities are at a loss to diacov or Just what grievance the workmen had against the construction company “nit-m ENTIRTMNID HIE FRIENDS. Miss ileatrice Bingewald entertained a party oi little friends in honor at her seventh birthday. There were gems and music and; p ’bouatitul lunch was served. Those present were: Elisabeth and Freddie Hun. , Pauline. heatrics and liner Ii weld. miles and has Geri-rerun. son and Warren Sources. Mildred sud charlie “whoop. weary liliekwalt. , can one all-talu- WW add Alice Iluewald. Theodore Syd-r, ems. new. Moi use real him on yout- M liquor ' The toms of the . MHHE HHHIS Residents oi Stevens Street and Newtown Arenas Petition the Board oi Conclinien ii [iii HHEH .HHiHi «Hi Willi iiiiiiii Alleyway on Wall or... is in , Bed condition The council or the City or Nefiraik met last evening in the council chamb- er in wall street. and while much busi- neaa was taken uthhe session was short. All «the new matters were minor cues and not much time was consumed by any at then. A full bobld. including Mayor Pinhead and. Tourney. Milne and Thompson war present. The meeting was calledto or der shortly other eight o'clock. The minutes at the. last meeting were read and approved. i .0.— (Ooatinned on birth Page.) ii Iiiiiiiiiii HARTFORD.. April «tr-es joint reso- lution raising a committee of one sen- ator and tour representatiee to inveo tigate mercantile establish-rents oi the state was passed by the record assembly today. it was introduced by Senator spellaoy. and heartily endors- ed by Senator remain of the new committee. Directly the investigation which is prepared is the results or the hearing betore the labor committee last week on bills regarding the em- ployment of women and children in mercantile establishments. more per tieulariy document stores. Indirect- ly, the resolution is the outcome ed in- cidenta connected with the strike of garment workers in certain stores in Hartford. Some of the employees of these stores have claimed that they were working more hours than the law mull-ea. that the sanitary br- rangolnenta are very bad. thet shop rules are unfair. and that comm lien is close to a starvation deuce. At the hearing before the labor committee several speakere elalmdd that the present law which allows de- partment atorea to work their help on ceeelrely long days the week baton Christmas gore a loophole tor many injustices Several written one: the labor-ind Will. ashed the adult- miemmmdthatthelewbeplao saulenofthegeneralafieerblyt. mmmmulmum renamed the law. been.” today to mes; lotion “HAM denote Jurist... on. W A . Contain. Bond". Quinlan. Midi '. ‘ edbeokwbmitwaabadoretaelestm. managinglseltbecflm-.. . qutomestd: _, HHiiiiiHI A f A. M ““SHHHIHHIHH Automobile aroma: Brash Resulting in Fm’ a Upset STONINGTON. All?“ Air-Ad a re. sult of a collision between an automo bile and a troflbr car here tonight John Kennedy. super-intdlldeat of the Mya- tio Woolen company. or Old Mystic. to seriously and perblbealnhernally in- iured and Mrs. Addie-Hollis“, also of Old Mystic. has a broken nose and slight bruises. The other occupants or the car. hire. Helmet two acne. Wil- liam and CW. m injury. The only was going: treat Hope yotcatobile and was overturned sacrament: pisses “mum iaith oi the people. (continuumth Page.) nauaw erroneous“. ”— d Amusement Resort. ertbesqaeoelntheamueemtllae. b Valley. where salad of ‘oompany's mills are located to $2“. in passing through here Holmes. who waddrivlu.‘ Widfii'dliiip'lbenfld- trolley tracks to " mg. mg. trolley car head on. The automobile The. MIMHEW‘ MMHGMW WAslltmTOitl. April lav-Thin da’y marked the opening oi. the trial ,0! the: Democratic party to demonstrate its worthiness to receive "the wider cea- hdeaco" oi the rotors of the country. Asking his colleagues «to keepl that tact uppermost in their minds during the present eesaionot congress. Rep raconteurs Champ Clark. at blis- sonrl. in tile speech today. accepting the apeslrership or the House. outlined the museum by which the~Delsocratic patty hopes to continue to enjoy tho intelligent «vision or the toril. election of United Stat» senators by Pierre so real to Make It a Great numerator April d *TIO peo- ple of Bridgeport are jubilant over the prospect ot the reopening or Steeple» chase laid-ll which will in the mar Those who are in a position hp my . ermlllm some. .‘ lasted l. WEATHER FORECAST A . V Rain or snow; warmer. : HAVE HEARING H HE if HES South llerweill Opunclita ignore Statements ileds by ills- eilarged dinernlunerary Siiiiii Hfiiiiiiii B. . MWHHHMAHHE Highway. m cud “holly routine natterstoolllblddtolthetlaleat the city council calmness. and to.payaooleial at‘ tactics to emigrants he is said to have mode. At the some time. it was agreed to give him a hearing before the noun. ‘cll shopld he desire one. (donuaned on Third Page.) mam. April l.--The senate adopted a senate rule today which pro video that aleroa newspaper reporters shall be design-Maoielcw report- ifl.”all shall beneiddddileech. This rul’elsaaoectedtodoawsy without. 'paper gratuities. Senators Platonic even see Hooker opposed the adoption of such a rule as they did not believe is the principle of voting away ”the abet Parker also opposed Darius out~ any gratuities. The rule was deiended by Senators Form and Judson. The vote was by roll call and stood ill to 8 in layer of the rule. The mutation to commission George A. Tucker. a veteran. as a captain in the Second Company. Governor's Foot Guards. was passed. The house resolution raising a cola. mittee to iaauire into departmental administration» is the interest or econ— omy and the consolidation 0! certain; departments in line with the govern— cr'e redo-mutilation, was passed in Add Senate. The bill tensile: path at the New. Britain watershed seed for its water supply in Berlin and deothlagton was relented. it being captained that path elder bill is antler . my.“ “44‘“ gh‘ WV ”Intensive-d mlledgeeadto state’s money for such a purpose. Ben-A MMMMm. wuumu oi Guilty Against Women in White Slave Case CHICAGO, April i.-—-The boldness 0! the Black Hand in threatening United States onicials and in attempting to swerve the course of inetlca in the led- eral courts was recognised ollcially yesterday by United States “‘0 K. M. handle. in delivering his chem to the Jury, which later returned a van dict oi guilty against Mrs. Santana Pleas. indicted for bringing Gaterins Eleni. seventeen your old. from In sly to Chicago in violsltion at the, Mann “white slave" act. Judge undid eternly warned the Jurors to let no threats or eilorts toward intimidatioit influence their verdict. ' “During this trial there have been eons prosecuting this case." declared Judge handle. “1 need not say to you that the man ’wholsiadosacedthefloetlcnct af' iialr‘sbaeedthbxheedhgaehreatis} ' ”mumumoghher' “Membrane. ,, ,‘tlnarrivlngataverdiotyoumuei » lens-sled; not let the twrusnynnerloreoe- ,. that he also been discourse tor peuu aoomces whichrnay or my not rev suit from your verdict influence you it: the slightoet"'degree." The charge 0! Judge handle was do livered as a result of threats which . were reported to have been received by Instant District Attorney A. R. liurl WM Avril l—iiepreses retire callus chin. or aw elected speaker or “the "norm 0 lie boiled in wiles West in nu- .lslnes n loans; or Illinois; to for Henry A. Cooper, of Wisconsin. and one for George W. Norris, of Na- brash The three last named are lie- millions. ueno harm on HIGHWAYMAN. ‘ NBW YORK. April l.—-—lllaa Hannah Krotchvlltbrew up her hands early to day. when a highwayelan thrust a pit itol into her face. but her action was not in token of surrender. On the con trary. the young woman. who was held up on Lexington avenue. pulled out“ two wicked-looking batpins and began vigorously Jobbing her soiailant. One iunge that punctured the robber'a arm evidently tooll the debt out of him. icr he wheeled and took to night. bliss Krctchvil started in pursuit. scream- ing for help. but handicapped by a skirt built more or lens on the it as of the bobble. was losing ground w 'en .othera toolr up the chase and the hold up man was caught. MOMALK QUIdTiON. it will be a source at considerable satisfaction to these who use the highwayi of the city to know that Chairman W. H. Rowen and the other members of the city council are paying considerable attention to the crosswalk question. which is a serious our. With the coming or spring and nodes «whoo- have also we holes and. rots about the oroeewblds. it won noted at last nightfa meeting at the: councilloreleydneefthe'omin l A Chicago lury Returned a Verdict- rumors of threats being sent to perv “ scone ummmfi ummmuw §‘wsallluorow. April l.—-9n; dell resulted Moe. (Continued on Ninth res. concoct-en KILLED In VILLE. , ., . nooxvrnnn, April l.-oeo“ “been. a conductor on the biochemi- and noesvllle em you killed. probably instead ,V lg‘idbisht. last night. when the traces at streets. burs. cad bias under it. " a nil-lieu. has on m . man. James A. g , bruised. but uotderlouelpV “A ‘ been W encased ' ' ing up There is a sharp .. ion and West streets. m that the car womanly” The claim is male that kid speed been maintained the «I! A. not havedelt the rolls. The A lavinvestigatlng. l‘nrgerunV:wu,V L 30 years of age, and lived. Manchester, where he leaves, and two chlldrdn. The motonnsn. it is said. wan men. the "guitar driver has with a slight accident y _ ’ noon which necessitated his duty. The curve is located at M .. oi Union street. which is a m eiine to that point. and it is that the brnkoe tailed to with elorta were made to cheek ‘ ‘ or the car as it came down tile ”in lNIANI‘. MAN belOOTd UP . 30)”. April i.—‘-A mil I. ' _ iy identified as Pietro W thought to be insane. ensure! we today, armed with a and without warning dried canons, who were engaged in cation of the barrier: "in M MW.MMMhHMIWIb£ .
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